One of the challenges at the annual Memory Championship is to memorize a large set of numbers. / Science Channel

by Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY

by Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY

If I tried to compete in the USA Memory Championship, I wouldn't stand a chance.

There's a competition for everything, and this one is known as the "Olympics of thinking games": Each year contestants battle to see who's best at memorizing names, faces, numbers and other information and lightning speed.

Tonight the Science Channel broadcasts highlights from the 16th annual event, held earlier this year in New York. Each competitor is required to complete insane-sounding tasks, like memorize a shuffled deck of playing cards, a 50-line poem and 500 random numbers.

Watch a teaser for the special below. For more, the Science Channel's site offers a few tips on sharpening your memory.

While my memory isn't terrible, it's certainly not what it used to be (and has definitely gotten worse since I had a baby!). Memory Games airs tonight at 10 p.m. ET on the Science Channel.

For more info about the competition, you can head to www.usamemorychampionship.com, but be warned: The winner is revealed on the site's homepage.